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pnwmom

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2. Angela Davis recently had an interview where she was asked why
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:14 PM
Mar 2016

she wasn't endorsing either one of them. She made the expected criticisms of Hillary, from Angela's point of view as a "radical activist."

But the reason she won't endorse Bernie is because of his blind spot on racial issues. She thinks he thinks everything can be reduced to economic inequality and she disagrees.

With regard to your point, I'm not sure it's worse now -- but we, as a country, have been turning a blind eye to it and now we can't. Obama's Presidency has forced us to confront it.

Putting aside the obvious Bernie/Hillary part of this, I am reminded of how we 20 years ago Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #1
Angela Davis recently had an interview where she was asked why pnwmom Mar 2016 #2
Eight years of a black man in the white house and we still have large scale racism Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #3
What will Hillary do to combat racism? n/t Wilms Mar 2016 #4
The first step is to acknowledge that it exists, and that a program pnwmom Mar 2016 #7
Oh, please. It's acknowledged, near universally... Wilms Mar 2016 #8
You don't really care JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #9
This is a protected group. Wilms Mar 2016 #12
Those weren't for me JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #13
I sincerely appreciate your response. Wilms Mar 2016 #14
Black women being more likely to die from breast cancer is not a view JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #17
Hang on. I didn't mean to suggest that. Wilms Mar 2016 #20
Oh, please.... FrenchieCat Mar 2016 #15
One phrase and one word make my skin crawl JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #16
Those words Jamaal510 Apr 2016 #38
Most of that CAN be legislated. Wilms Mar 2016 #18
Voters flocked to President Obama's message mcar Mar 2016 #21
Gees. Reread what I wrote. Wilms Mar 2016 #22
Come on now he said he would make McTurtle look out the window. rbrnmw Mar 2016 #35
"Racial inequalities" or economic inequalities? 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #32
Thanks for the correction. Yes, I meant to say the latter. n/t pnwmom Mar 2016 #33
What is the solution to black on black crime? Travis_0004 Mar 2016 #5
The number of shootings could be reduced through better gun control. pnwmom Mar 2016 #6
Ask him about how Black CEOs can be racist JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #11
your kidding right? rbrnmw Mar 2016 #37
Nope JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #40
Same solution as white on white crime JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #10
exactly rbrnmw Mar 2016 #36
Please stop with the Black on Black Crime. M0rpheus Mar 2016 #19
Thank you JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #23
You know Uponthegears Mar 2016 #24
I hate to do that JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #25
Thanks Uponthegears Mar 2016 #27
+1 Jamaal510 Apr 2016 #39
What is the solution to white on white crime? 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #34
Nothing on her asking Chicago mayor Rahm to resign for hiding cop killings of Black males KeepItReal Mar 2016 #26
Why would a non government official JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #28
Hillary is now a mere "non governmental official"? KeepItReal Mar 2016 #29
Yeah - she is JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #30
She used the same lobbyist/attorneys that MANY UNRELATED CLIENTS used pnwmom Mar 2016 #31
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